M16/17 - si62

**helmet2id** · 10-01-2017, 05:03 PM

I haven't posted in this subform for a while and thought this one would be a nice addition. I pulled a few pretty well preserved WWI German pieces out of storage yesterday, including this one, a pea head size SI62 M16 with a steel banded M17 liner with the white leather pads (complete with cushions) and the original string tie string. The paint is remarkably well preserved on the exterior, I would say about 95%+ intact. All that is missing is the chinstrap. I took the pictures in direct sunlight to show the true color of the paint. Hope you like it. Jim G.

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 10-01-2017 05:03 PM

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**Chopperman** · 10-01-2017, 05:18 PM

WOW !!
That thing is in remarkable condition for being 100 years old.

**real steel** · 10-01-2017, 05:26 PM

Yeah...this is perfect Jim. If one belongs in a museum...this would be one.

Why not be a nice fellow & donate to that Russian museum that had the fake decaled SS helmet ?

**real steel** · 10-01-2017, 05:33 PM

Original tie strings on M16-18 are rarer than original chinstraps. Mainly because most of these, the tie string holes are broken or rotted out. That's a great bonus.